The consistency of your decor aside, purchasing a bedroom set also has other benefits such as saving time, energy, and money. Imagine if you were shopping for bedroom furniture and could not, for the life of you, find a nightstand and bed that matches. Perhaps you would have to drive all over town, going from store to store looking for a nightstand to go with that bed, or a dresser to go with that armoire, etc. etc. Having a bedroom set available allows you to make one simple purchase, and get all the pieces you want without having to drive from store to store.

What's even better, it's so easy to mix the old with the new. For instance, some of the most recognizable pieces in modern bedroom sets, such as the Barcelona Daybed or the Villagio Bed, owe their design DNA to the masters of the late 1920s. More than 70 years have passed since these modern bedroom sets were first designed; yet they still look as fresh today as they did back them.

Of course the first priority is getting a good mattress. Once you find one that puts you in the comfort zone you need something to put it on. And that's where the bedroom set comes in. Even though your grandparents had a big brass bed and your parents had a wooden sleigh bed their styles aren't for you.